Proverbs 1:5-7

New International Version

⁵let the wise listen and add to their learning,^(A)
and let the discerning get guidance—
⁶for understanding proverbs and parables,^(B)
the sayings and riddles^(C) of the wise.^[a]^(D)

⁷The fear of the Lord^(E) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools^[b] despise wisdom^(F) and instruction.^(G)

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Footnotes

Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

Proverbs 1:5-7

English Standard Version

⁵Let the wise hear and ^(A)increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
⁶to understand a proverb and a saying,
^(B)the words of the wise and their ^(C)riddles.

⁷^(D)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Proverbs 1:5-7

New American Standard Bible

⁵A wise person will hear and ^(A)increase in learning,
And a ^(B)person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
⁶To understand a proverb and a saying,
The words of the wise and their ^(C)riddles.